Child&#39;s bib.



No. 677,0"). Patented June 25, l90l. B. L. ZILLER.

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(Application filed Apr. 3, 1901.]

(No Model.)

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Be it known that I, ROBERT L. ZILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Austin,in the county of Travis and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Bibs; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to bibs for children, the object being toprovide a bib with a pocket at its lower end to catch any food or drinkthat might be dropped or spilled, thereby preventing soiling of theclothes and the carpet or floor.

The primary object of the invention is to insure a distention of thepocket, a feature essential to the attainment of all the advantages ofthe invention.

The invention consists of a bib having a pocket, in combination with aspring-frame detachably fitted to the pocket for distention thereof andcomposed of a bow and expanding-arms, the latter having slidingconnection to admit of the distending-frame being readily placed inposition and removed and packed in a small space.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means forefiecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand-drawings hereto attached.

WVhile the essential and characteristic features of the invention arenecessarily susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a bib, showing the application of theinvention, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front View of thedistending spring-frame. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4. is afront view of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The bib 1 may be of any size and outline and is provided at its lowerend with a transverse pocket 2 for catching any food or drink part ofLetters Patent Application filed April 3, 1901.

No. 677,010, dated June 25, 1901.

Serial No. 54,188. (No model.)

that may drop, the bib and pocket being formed of waterproof material ofany kind, this being preferred, although not essential, as any textileor material may be employed.

The front portion of the pocket is full, so as to stand off from the bibto insure catching any article of food or drink which may dropaccidentally or otherwise. The pocket is approximately of crescentform,and small pockets 3 are provided at the cusps or corners to receive theend portions of the distending spring-frame, so as to hold it inposition against accidental displacement. The cornerpockets 3 are formedby stitching the outer flap or front of the pocket to the back of thebib, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1 and as will be readilycomprehended. The distending-frame is composed of a bow 4 and springmembers 5, the inner end portions of said members passing by each otherand adapted to have a limited play, so as to admit of the end portionsof the frame being pressed inward either to reduce the size of the frameor to admit of its being placed within the pocket or removed therefrom.The spring members lie in a different plane from the plane of the how 4,thereby serving to hold the pocket expanded to insure its catching anyarticle which the child or user of the bib may let fall. The frame ispreferably constructed of a length of spring-Wire, the end portions ofwhich are bent to form the members 5. Short turns are formed between theproximal ends of the bow and members 5, and these turns are in the planeof the bow. As shown in Figsl 2 and 3, the terminal portions of themembers 5 cross and terminate in eyes 6, which receive the bow e andupon which the extremities of the members 5 are adapted to run or slidewhen the ends of the frame are pressed inward and move outward.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the spring members 5 have their inner endportions overlapped and terminating in eyes 6, through which therespective members 5 pass. In this form of frame the members 5 unitedlyform a bow which extends at an angle to the plane of the bow 4 and whichis adapted to engage with the front portion of the pocket, a shortdistance below the upper edge thereof. The bow 4c stretches the pockettransversely of the bib, whereas the spring members 5 hold the pocketopen to insure its catching anything that may be dropped. The pocket andframe are of corresponding size, and when it is required to place theframe in position one end is slipped into a corner-pocket 3 and theframe is compressed to admit of its opposite end being engaged with theother corner-pocket. Normally the frame is under tension, the bow 4compressed, and the spring members 5 being confined in such a manner asto create a tension thereon, and this tension upon the elements of theframe results in holding the pocket expanded both longitudinally andlaterally, whereby the said pocket is distended when the frame islocated therein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Incombination with a bib'provided with a pocket, a spring-frame removablyfitted within the pocket and adapted to hold it dis tended,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with abib provided with a pocket,aspring-frame forholding the pocket distended and composed of a bow and spring members,the latter being located in a different plane from the bow and havingtheir inner end portions passing by each other and guided in theirmovements, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a bib provided with a pocket, and having endorcorner pockets, a spring-frame removably fitted Within the pocket andadapted to hold it distended, said frame adapted to have its endportions fitted into the corner or end pockets of the main pocket,substantially as set forth.

4. In combination with a bib provided with r a pocket having end orcorner pockets, a spring-frame comprising a bow and spring members, thelatter being located in a difierent plane from the bow and havingshortturned connection therewith, the short turns being in the plane ofthe bow and adapted to fit in the corner-pockets at the ends of theROBERT L. ZILLER.

\Vitnesses:

BURT MCDONALD, FREDERICK SPAETH.

